Leveraging technology to personalize student learning

PersonalizdWhat is your definition?

“Personalization is an understanding that tapping into unique interests, individual styles, and specific needs can make work and learning meaningful and authentic.”

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“Personalized learning must promote student agency - giving students more power through digital tools or other means, accounting for how they learn best, what motivates them and their academic goals. The most effective digital tools support that purpose.”

- Susan D. Patrick, iNACOL

1. MasteryProgression

Allow students to track progress

Visible and clear expectations

Meaningful feedback

2.Flexible Learning Environments

1. Students SHIFT according to learning need.

2. Students CONNECT with a wide range of audiences and experiences.

3. Students NAVIGATE virtual learning activities and resources.

Consider the Plan & Process

Planning should be less of a schedule of events and more of a roadmap for learning… allowing students to understand how learning will be generated, supported and assessed.

How is communication and collaboration facilitated?

3.Student ownership

Personalization pushes educators to think outside the box by emphasizing the need for learners to be involved in designing their own learning process.

Campebell & Robinson, 2017

Do students have voice and choice?

Are students able to develop and manage personal learning goals?

Are students able to self-reflect on their learning?

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